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Annie M. Sprinkle, born Ellen F. Steinberg on July 23, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American certified sexologist, performance artist, former porn star, sex worker, and ecosexuality advocate. Raised by a Russian-Jewish mother and Polish-Jewish father in Los Angeles after age five, she lived in Panama City, Panama, from 13 to 17.
At 18, she entered New York's adult film industry after meeting director Gerard Damiano, starring in nearly 200 films, including the 1981 hit 'Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle.' She worked as a prostitute, stripper, and cable TV host. Earning a PhD in human sexuality in 1996, Sprinkle pioneered post-porn modernism with performances like 'Post Porn Modernist' and 'Public Cervix Announcement.' With wife Elizabeth Stephens, married in 2007, she co-founded the ecosex movement, performing weddings to nature.
Inducted into AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame, her archives reside at Harvard. She promotes sex-positive feminism and sex work decriminalization.